Courtesy of Chris McMurryComedian Bob Levy will perform Friday and Saturday at The Laughing Post in Kalamazoo.

KALAMAZOO -- "The Reverend" Bob Levy's life is a sordid affair.

"Yes," he agreed from his new apartment in Deptford, N.J. He just got the place with his fiancee. "Finally got out of the basement of my ex-wife's house," he said.

Levy, who will perform Friday and Saturday at The Laughing Post, has been working hard to support his son, two ex-wives and a struggling comedy club he just opened in Pennsylvania. Other details of his life are known by Howard Stern listeners, such as his struggle with the antidepressant Xanax. Levy's a regular on Stern's show, as well as on the "Miserable Men" show on Sirius satellite channel Howard 101.

"You should wear a cup when you go in there," he said. "I do look like a mess sometimes. I am on the inside and I am on the outside, sometimes. But overall, I'm better than most people."

He's better because he can take it. "If you can't be the butt of the joke, then you shouldn't be doing the jokes," he said.

Levy does standup alone and with a gang of freaks known as "The Killers of Comedy" that includes Yucko the Clown, former wrestler the Iron Sheik and a foul-mouthed midget named Beetlejuice.

It's a stressful life, which is probably why Levy felt the need to smack Danny Bonaduce in the face backstage at a charity boxing match March 16.

"It was just uncomfortable. I didn't expect it to go like that," Levy said. "I felt like a rat in a trap."

Levy was a referee, and Bonaduce was a boxer at the event. He said something to Bonaduce, and Bonaduce took it the wrong way, Levy said.

Of course, it got on video on the Killers of Comedy YouTube channel. The video picks up as the two have a tense exchange of words in Bonaduce's dressing room. Suddenly Levy slaps Bonaduce and gets taken down by the former child star's body guard. The two then end up standing in a face-off, accusing each other of being the "old guy" and the "has-been."

Levy went to the event not hating Bonaduce, he said. But his feelings turned when confronted in the dressing room.

"I just, like, kinda lost it. It felt like I was caged, you know what I mean? I don't like people yelling at me." So he slapped the guy. "Whatayagonnado. It's another day in my life."
The Reverend doesn't turn the other cheek. And don't think because of his nickname that his act will be godly. It's actually quite filthy.

"I would say it's an adult show, for sure," he said. Levy also includes audience members -- whether they want to be involved or not.

Sit up front if you're courageous. "If you're in my view, you will not get up and try to go to the bathroom, because you will be shut down. When my set ends it's a mad rush to the bathroom," he said. It also wouldn't be advisable to talk or use a cell phone during his set. "No. You will get tortured."

So how is life? "It's good. ... I think I make it as good as it can be," he said wearily. "I work every damn day, I'm one of those people. I have to make everyone happy."
But seriously, if you're a fan, Levy will be nice to you and make you happy. "They can expect a fun time. ... I just love the people who come out."